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libya. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. tensions running high across the middle east as protesters continue to clash with police/video just in from cairo, ediplomat near the u.s. embassy. the u.s. is sending two warships in to libya in response to the attacks that killed a bay area u.s. diplomat along with three others. among the dead, ambassador christopher stevens. he went to high school and college in the bay area and was appointed to that post in libya within the last few months. heather ishimaru with a look at steven's life. >> my name is chris stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> reporter: chris stevens made this video to introduce himself to the people of libya. friends and family described him as a natural diplomat. a dream ambassador, knowledgeable, experienced and quietly unpreten showers. >> the world needs more of these guys not fewer and i think it is why he was so good at his job because he was always trying to find ways to find common ground between pe
libya. i'm larry beil in for dan ashley tonight. tensions running high across the middle east as protesters continue to clash with police/video just in from cairo, ediplomat near the u.s. embassy. the u.s. is sending two warships in to libya in response to the attacks that killed a bay area u.s. diplomat along with three others. among the dead, ambassador christopher stevens. he went to high school and college in the bay area and was appointed to that post in libya within the last few months....
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peter bart the un mead 88 tor who worked with steve nens libya. he's currently visiting scholar at uc berkeley who described his friend as humanist who spword the quorps deep desire to do good. >> chris is one of those people was many of us who work in this line of work who have an interest in the cultures, language, the way that people other than us see the rest of the world. he took great delight inputting himself in the other person shoe in understanding their culture, the way they approach issues. he was born into this work. >> chris stevens is the first u.s. ambassador to die in an attack since 1979. >>> 3 other victims of that attack on the consulate now identified. shawn smith was an information specialist husband and father of 2. 42-year-old glenn doherty former navy seal based in encinitas, southern california. we have learned that doherty was on intelligence mission to round up shoulder fire surface air missile and destroy them. fourth victim is ex navy seal tyrone woods. >> emotional farewell at washington national cathedral as friends
peter bart the un mead 88 tor who worked with steve nens libya. he's currently visiting scholar at uc berkeley who described his friend as humanist who spword the quorps deep desire to do good. >> chris is one of those people was many of us who work in this line of work who have an interest in the cultures, language, the way that people other than us see the rest of the world. he took great delight inputting himself in the other person shoe in understanding their culture, the way they...
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consulate in libya? he didn't directly answer. >> when the initial events happened in cairo and all across the region we worked with secretary clinton to redouble our security. our goal now is not only to make sure that our embassy and diplomat are safe but also to make sure we bring those who carried out these events to justice. >>reporter: white house today for the first time called the assault on the consulate a terrorist attack. mounting question about how it all happened. >> was there actionable intelligence prior to this attack? and if there was not, why not? >>reporter: administration has suggested there was no advance warning because the attack was spontaneous reaction to the anti-muslim video that sparked protest in egypt last week. >> what this began as was a spontaneous not premeditated response to what had transpired in cairo, republican say that's just not right. >> what happened in benghazi was not anti-american protest. it was not as a result of you tube video. it was an orchestrated anti-
consulate in libya? he didn't directly answer. >> when the initial events happened in cairo and all across the region we worked with secretary clinton to redouble our security. our goal now is not only to make sure that our embassy and diplomat are safe but also to make sure we bring those who carried out these events to justice. >>reporter: white house today for the first time called the assault on the consulate a terrorist attack. mounting question about how it all happened....
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homecoming for the 4 americans killed in libya. caskets pet by family along with president obama and secretary clinton. more now from martha. >> it was am about his door chris stevens flag draped casket first brought off the cargo plane. u.s. marines making the sad solemn walk to the hangar where the families, the secretary, the president waited to honor all of the dea dead. >> 4 americans. 4 patriots. they loved this country. they chose to serve it. served it well. they gnaw the danger. they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal. they lived it. >>reporter: for secretary clinton it was personal. >> i was honored to know ambassador chris stevens. chris won friends to the u.s. in far flung places. he made those people hopes his own. during the refuse lugs in libya he risked his life to help protect the lybian people from a tyrant. >>reporter: she spoke of all those lost when the benghazi consulate attacked by armed militant. shawn smith the technology specialist who leaves 2 young children behind. tyron woods a f
homecoming for the 4 americans killed in libya. caskets pet by family along with president obama and secretary clinton. more now from martha. >> it was am about his door chris stevens flag draped casket first brought off the cargo plane. u.s. marines making the sad solemn walk to the hangar where the families, the secretary, the president waited to honor all of the dea dead. >> 4 americans. 4 patriots. they loved this country. they chose to serve it. served it well. they gnaw the...